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Hey everyone,

I just completed my first GMAT exam and the result wasn't really what I expected it to be. Therefore I wanted to ask the experts among you whether I should retake the whole thing or stick with my score. So here is the story:

I bought the Manhattan Gmat-set and was able to take some of the simulation you get along with the set. Each time I scored between 600 and 620, which would have been fine for the real exam. But my actual score now is 590 and the really weird thing comes next: During my simulations I traditionally scored between the 52 and 60 percentile in Quant and about 67 in verbal.
Now, the real thing resulted in the 35th percentile in Quant and the 82nd in Verbal, so both of them diverged by quite a bit. The math part just didn't go my way and I am concerned about the emberassing result, although I am really content with the verbal part as you can imagine. Maybe if I retake it I'll just lose some verbal points in exchange for a gain in math and the overall score will be about the same...
So, what do you guys think of this? Is the math score simply too low to apply for some decent business school or should I keep the one I have with the good vebal results?

thanks in advance,
Jin
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Hey everyone,

I just completed my first GMAT exam and the result wasn't really what I expected it to be. Therefore I wanted to ask the experts among you whether I should retake the whole thing or stick with my score. So here is the story:

I bought the Manhattan Gmat-set and was able to take some of the simulation you get along with the set. Each time I scored between 600 and 620, which would have been fine for the real exam. But my actual score now is 590 and the really weird thing comes next: During my simulations I traditionally scored between the 52 and 60 percentile in Quant and about 67 in verbal.
Now, the real thing resulted in the 35th percentile in Quant and the 82nd in Verbal, so both of them diverged by quite a bit. The math part just didn't go my way and I am concerned about the emberassing result, although I am really content with the verbal part as you can imagine. Maybe if I retake it I'll just lose some verbal points in exchange for a gain in math and the overall score will be about the same...
So, what do you guys think of this? Is the math score simply too low to apply for some decent business school or should I keep the one I have with the good vebal results?

thanks in advance,
Jin
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Your actual GMAT score is close to the score of your practice tests. What was your target score? Find out the score requirements of the schools to which you are applying. Also find out whether they have a Quant bias. Get in touch with your target schools to better understand what they expect from you. If they feel that 590 doesn't give you a fighting chance, you might want to think about retaking it.
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Hi Jin,

Most of the schools looks for the overall GMAT score. However I don't think 590 is an impressive score. I would suggest you to retake the GMAT after good preparation. This will definitely help you to better the score and also increase your options of schools to apply.

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Hey everyone,

I just completed my first GMAT exam and the result wasn't really what I expected it to be. Therefore I wanted to ask the experts among you whether I should retake the whole thing or stick with my score. So here is the story:

I bought the Manhattan Gmat-set and was able to take some of the simulation you get along with the set. Each time I scored between 600 and 620, which would have been fine for the real exam. But my actual score now is 590 and the really weird thing comes next: During my simulations I traditionally scored between the 52 and 60 percentile in Quant and about 67 in verbal.
Now, the real thing resulted in the 35th percentile in Quant and the 82nd in Verbal, so both of them diverged by quite a bit. The math part just didn't go my way and I am concerned about the emberassing result, although I am really content with the verbal part as you can imagine. Maybe if I retake it I'll just lose some verbal points in exchange for a gain in math and the overall score will be about the same...
So, what do you guys think of this? Is the math score simply too low to apply for some decent business school or should I keep the one I have with the good vebal results?

thanks in advance,
Jin
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If you are applying to the bigger name business schools, scores in the 600 range would be optimal. 590 puts you at a slight disadvantage. Evaluate your own background. If you don't have anything particularly outstanding, I'd try to retake the GMAT and boost your score into the 600 range. There should be a good amount of room for you to improve. Certainly there is the risk that verbal may fall -- but just solidify some of your verbal concepts and practice quant under timed conditions. These strategies should help you improve into more stable territory. If you are looking for some hand-drawn quant explanations - take a look at some of the gmatpill sample videos.
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In my experience with students, they usually tend to do better on the real test than on the MGMAT practice tests. Therefore in your case I would take a guess and think test taking conditions/nerves etc played a strong factor in your actual results. That being said, the GMAT is always changing and even the top companies can't 100% simulate the actual test.

For improving actual test day abilities I would mix up your studying strategy a little. Have you tried video recording a test and verbalizing everything you do? At first this is quite tough so try maybe 10 questions at a time. Students have found it very effective in that they can then objectively seewhere there thinking is slightly confused or slow.

a good motto to go by - if you can't articulate it clearly then you don't really understand it clearly.

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You should def. retake the GMAT as you will not stand out with this score. Many students will have a similar or better score so you will have to show that you are able to study harder. For example you can take a risk-free GMAT course with a score improvement guarantee. Then you have nothing to lose but a lot to win.

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Quant percentile is too low so I would retake
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So, do you plan to retake the GMAT? It is a crucial aspect of your application and it is def. worth to work hard for it.
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Take a course with a score improvement guarantee, study hard and retake the test. If you will not improve you will get your money back and thus have nothing to lose.

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